Hai Van Pass (also known as May Pass because the top of the pass is covered with clouds all year round) is a pass running on the Bach Ma mountain range (a branch of the Truong Son range that runs across the sea). This place is famous as the most beautiful and dangerous pass in Vietnam.
The pass runs winding through the mountain range, with a length of 20km, an average height of 500m above sea level, is the border between Thua Thien Hue province and Thua Thien Hue province. Da Nang City. In the photo, the highest peak of Bach Ma mountain range.
From above, you can see Da Nang city very clearly. According to historical books, before 1306, the land with Hai Van pass belonged to two continents O and Ri of the Champa Kingdom. In 1306, Champa king Che Man cut these two continents as the boundary between Dai Viet and Champa.
About a century later, under Ho's reign, in 1402 Hai Van Pass became the natural boundary of the two lands of Thuan Hoa and Quang Nam. Le Quy Don's book Phu Bien Tap Luc wrote: "Hai Van below the coast, above the clouds, is the limit of the two lands of Thuan Hoa and Quang Nam".
By 1470, King Le Thanh Tong personally carried army to fight Champa. When he arrived at Hai Van Pass, he was impressed and moved by the majestic landscape, inspired to write poetry and named this place "the most majestic landscape in the world".
In the Nguyen Dynasty, Hai Van was the boundary between Thua Thien and Quang Nam. The mountain pass road is extremely dangerous, dangerous and difficult to go, many wild animals and robbers. For many centuries, very few people dared to go back and forth and Hai Van was an obstacle in trade and cultural exchange.
In 1902, the French colonialists built a railway across the Hai Van pass. located in the national railway system started in 1881.
This is really a miracle because of the extremely difficult terrain. Hai Van Railway goes around the mountainside, having to go through 6 tunnels and 18 bridges. The train going on the pass is a cliff on one side, a deep abyss and the sea on the other.
Riding a train here is an unforgettable experience for anyone because you can see the majestic nature, the wonderful unspoiled landscape. beauty of the pass road. The romantic image of the train crossing Hai Van has become the inspiration for many musicians to compose immortal songs, including Phan Lac Hoa's "Train over the mountain" by Phan Lac Hoa.
From Da Nang to the west. North along the Hai Van pass, when coming to the bend in the territory of Thua Thien Hue province, visitors can easily enjoy the panoramic view of Lang Co and Lap An lagoon with spacious new tiled houses reflecting themselves into the deep blue sea. pristine white sand dunes stretching far, far away is a mountain range covered with white clouds.
According to statistics of the tourism industry, when there was no Covid-19 pandemic, in 2018, 2019 Every year, there are from 1.6-1.8 million visitors to Hai Van pass.
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Update day : 18/05/2023
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